Washburn

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coat of arms granted to an early Washburn

This article refers to the surname Washburn. For other uses, please see Washburn (disambiguation).

Washburn (alternatively Washbourne, Washburne, Washborn, DeWashborne, etc.) is an uncommon surname of English origins. The family can be traced back to the lands in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, England called "Little Washbourne" and "Great Washbourne". The name comes from the Saxon for "from the flooding brook," with "wash" meaning "swift moving current of a stream," and "burn" referring to a brook or a small stream. It may originate from the River Isbourne, which flowed near Little and Great Washbourne, or it may have also originated from Waseborn in Devonshire. The first known Washburn was Sir Roger Washbourne who lived in the 11th century. John Washburn, a descendant sailed to the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in the 17th century. According to the 1990 U.S. Census, there were 17,409 Washburns in the United States making it the 1,763rd most common name in the U.S. There are also a number of Washburns in Canada, many of whom are descendants of United Empire Loyalists (Ebenezer Washburn was as loyalist).

1 Coat of arms
2 Washburns in Canada
3 Washburns in the United States
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Coat of arms

William the Conqueror granted a coat of arms to an early Washburn of Norman ancestry upon knighting him in 1066, also granting the lands of Little Washbourne and Great Washbourne. The motto "PURIFICATUS NON CONSUMPTUS" means "Purified, not consumed" in Latin. The birds are believed to be Martins. Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas has adopted this coat of arms as its own.

[edit] Washburns in Canada

Ebenezer Washburn - (1756-1826) businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. A rebel, he escaped to Quebec and eventually settled in Picton, Ontario.
Simon Ebenezer Washburn - (1794-1837) Son of Ebenezer. Born in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario. An alderman in Toronto and a lawyer, clerk of the peace of the Home District, Ontario. [1]
Steve Washburn - (1975-present) Ice hockey player. Born in Ottawa, Ontario. Played 93 games in the NHL for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and the Philadelphia Flyers. Currently playing in the Österreichischer Eishockeyverband.

[edit] Washburns in the United States

Israel Washburn, Sr. (1784-1876) - Father of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Charles Ames, and William D. Washburn. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1815-16, 1818-19).

Cephas Washburn (1793-1860) - Noted Christian missionary and educator who worked with the Indians of northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma; father of the painter Edward Washburn.

Ichabod Washburn (1798-1868) - Owner of the world's largest wire mill, the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Co-founder of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1865); beneficiary and namesake of Washburn University (1865).

Emory Washburn (1800-1877) - Born in Leicester, Massachusetts. Graduate of Dartmouth College and Williams College; studied law at Harvard. Massachusetts state representative (1826-28), state senator (1841-42) and governor (1854-55). For two decades, a popular professor at Harvard Law School. Distant relation of Ichabod Washburn.

Ichabod Washburn (1798 - 1868) - A church deacon and industrialist from Worcester County, Massachusetts. His financial endowments lead to the naming of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and the foundation of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Israel Washburn, Jr. (1813-1883) - Born in Livermore, Maine. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; brother of Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden, Charles Ames and William D. Washburn. Member of Maine House of Representatives (1842); U.S. representative from Maine (6th District 1851-53, 5th District 1853-61); governor of Maine (1861-63).

Peter Thatcher Washburn (1814-1870) - Born in Woodstock, Vermont. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont (1860); governor of Vermont (1869-70).

Elihu Washburne (1816-1887) - "Watchdog of the Treasury." Born in Livermore, Maine. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Cadwallader Colden, Charles Ames and William D. Washburn. U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1853-69 (1st District 1853-63, 3rd District 1863-69); U.S. Secretary of State, 1869; U.S. Minister to France, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1880.

Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882) - Born in Livermore, Maine. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Charles Ames and William D. Washburn. U.S. representative from Wisconsin (2nd District 1855-61, 6th District 1867-71); general in the Union Army during the Civil War; governor of Wisconsin (1872-74). Washburn County, Wisconsin is named for him.

William Washburn (1820-1887) - Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts. U.S. representative from Massachusetts 9th District, (1863-71); governor of Massachusetts (1872-74); U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1874-75).

Charles Ames Washburn (1822-1889) - Born in Livermore, Maine. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and William D. Washburn. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; presidential elector for California, 1860; U.S. diplomatic commissioner to Paraguay (1861-63); U.S. minister to Paraguay, 1863-68; novelist; invented an early typewriter.

William D. Washburn (1831-1912) - Born in Livermore, Maine. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and Charles Ames Washburn. Graduate of Bowdoin College (1854). Member of Minnesota House of Representatives (1861); U.S. representative from Minnesota (3rd District 1879-83, 4th District 1883-85); U.S. senator from Minnesota (1889-95).

Edward Washburn (1831-1860) - American artist, son of Indian missionary Cephas Washburn.

Henry Washburn (1832-1871) - Born in Windsor, Vermont. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. representative from Indiana (7th District, 1866-69). As Surveyor-General of Montana Territory in 1870, led the Washburn Expedition into what is now Yellowstone National Park.

John Davis Washburn (1833-1903) - U.S. minister to Switzerland (1889-92).

Hempstead Washburne (1852-1918) - Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1891-93)

Charles Grenfill Washburn (1857-1928) - Born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives (1897-98); member of Massachusetts Senate (1899-1900); U.S. representative from Massachusetts (3rd District, 1906-11).

Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) - U.S. minister to Austria (1922-30).

Margaret Floy Washburn (1871-1939) - Born in Harlem, New York. Graduate of Vassar College (1891); Ph.D. Cornell University (1894). The first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology; work focused on animal behavior and motor theory development. Professor at Wells College, Cornell, the University of Cincinnati, and Vassar.

Bradford Washburn (1910-2007) - Explorer, mountaineer, photographer, cartographer, and director of the Boston Museum of Science (1939-1980).

Sir Hezekiah Washburn (1884-1972) - Pastor and missionary to the Bakuba people of the Belgian Congo; dubbed "Sir Hezekiah, Knight of the Royal Lions of Belgium" by either Albert I or Léopold III of Belgium (1936).